Entry Word: amiss

Function: adverb

Meaning: 1 in a mistaken or inappropriate way <I hope that my suggestion that you might be more comfortable in a larger chair was not taken amiss> — see wrongly
2 off the desired or intended path or course <the reenactment of the Wright Brothersʼ first flight went amiss when the wind died on the makeshift runway and the plane stopped short in a mud puddle> — see wrong 1